title: Bacteriorhodopsin as an electronic conduction medium for biomolecular electronics.
abstract: Interfacing functional proteins with solid supports for device applications is a promising route to possible applications in bio-electronics, -sensors, and -optics. Various possible applications of bacteriorhodopsin (bR) have been explored and reviewed since the discovery of bR. This tutorial review discusses bR as a medium for biomolecular optoelectronics, emphasizing ways in which it can be interfaced, especially as a thin film, solid-state current-carrying electronic element.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. ydjin1018@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Yongdong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Tal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honig
authors.forename: Izhar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ron
authors.forename: Noga
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Mordechai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheves
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cahen
mesh_terms: D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D004566:Electrodes; D004581:Electronics / Q000379:methods*; D055767:Immobilized Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D055668:Photochemical Processes
chemical_list: D055767:Immobilized Proteins; D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins